Roots in Border Communities Fuel Prolonged Crisis (Image Credits: 8newsnow.com)
Urban areas across Utah and Arizona reported fresh measles cases this week, marking a notable shift in an outbreak that originated in rural border communities.
Roots in Border Communities Fuel Prolonged Crisis
The outbreak traced back to the twin towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona – known collectively as Short Creek – where low vaccination rates allowed the virus to take hold last year.[1][2]
Health officials first noted infections in these fundamentalist Mormon enclaves around late 2025. The virus spread steadily, producing 337 cases across the region by year’s end, second only to a larger incident in Texas.[3]…